International Transfer of Prisoners Act 2012 · Updated to 26 Dec 2012 · Part III · Transfer from Malaysia
8. Preliminary consideration for application for transfer from Malaysia
Feedback & supportWhere the Minister intends to apply for a transfer of prisoner to a prescribed foreign State—
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for prisons and prisoners;
the Minister shall inform such prescribed foreign State of
Malaysia’s intention to apply for transfer of the prisoner to the prescribed foreign State; and
the Minister shall request such prescribed foreign State to indicate its provisional views on the application, including the method by which it is likely that the sentence of imprisonment would be enforced by the prescribed foreign
State if, following a formal application for transfer, the prescribed foreign State consents to the transfer.
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may provide the prescribed foreign State with—
prescribed foreign State
“prescribed foreign State” means a foreign State declared by the Minister, by an order made under section 4, as a prescribed foreign State;
details of any request for extradition of the prisoner that has been made under the Extradition Act 1992 [Act 479]
or of any expression of interest in extradition made by another State or of any State that, in the opinion of the
Minister, may wish to extradite the prisoner; or
any other information the Minister considers may assist the prescribed foreign State in giving its provisional views on the proposed transfer.